Foot rest for accelerator pedals



Sept. 18,1923. Ww'm s. M. MCGINLEY FOOT BEST FOR ACCELERATOR PEDALS Filed July 12, 1922 pivot pin 33 by whichthe links 21areeon este t th eet I i Irv 11 a no ed hajgwli e member 7 may be made foii sheet metal and corrugated as shown,- the pressure 1 s applied to the pedal 5 by means of a pressure member, 1n

thepresent instance embodying the links 21 and roller 23, which presents a perfectly smooth surface to the pedal instead of a V roughened under-surface such as is provided on the element 7 by theexnbossed COITHQH? trons and thus any transverse movement between-such member and the pedal in :the

depressing movement of: the latter is easy.

accuracy of theflar'c of-m ovement of-the member 23 as QOZBQ3I'6C1W11Z11, thedirection 'Hndue frictio In the} embodiment of the invention shown the contact of the pressure member with the pedal is arolling contact provided by the anti'friction roller 23,th usffaci litating the links and a roller onsaidjourna-l.

moven ient to compensate for any slight inof movement ofthe pedal 5 and, in the case ofdepressibl e pedalsivhich swing down-' will'dly, permitting; such rnovement without Becauseiof the provided the tfootrestior treadlel'as awhole may obiiiously be; adapted andfitted to; existing automobiles at v ry g types on r c i n 0 as t insure most efiicient faction of the pressure applying memberon thetpedal and provide 111,9; also for such an angular adjustment of s theji'oot rest .7 proper that the foot will rest;

' a i yth r onand a pe ti n' f t e p e ur beftaken up by the pivot so-that in the jouncingot the car the pressure of theffoot will not involuntarily yarybut an even pressure may be maintained on the accelerator pedal wit qu mu /fla n on-and f tigue ii in e io dap se a isidemcn t at d by the-illustrated embodiment thereof, to

simple construction .froin' sheet metal parts andthe adjustments are readily effected and oncemade are secure,

- "Having thus d'escribed in detail theiorm of my invent on shown-"which obvlously is here presented as an example of the nvention'only, and without attempting to set gut the variations whichjmight be made without departing ffOllltlleSPllll] of the invention,

7- I will define the scope and the novel subject 7 --rnatter'thereof which I wish to secureby LettersPatent -in the following claims l. r pedalfor the purpose described com,-

prisingra foot receirring plate, a, ivoted l pressure member and fillffidjllStflblQ benect with'the link,

tween the two, the parts recited being related in the manner ofa trussed frame. A pedal for operating depressiblede vi s ernrr s ne e e ec i ns Plat means for pivoting thesaiiie adjacent one end, pairsot links pivoted to sidesthereof and a pressure applying cross-bar supported by the ends of said links.

3. A pedal f r operating depres'sible 'de- ,vices comprising a foot receiving plate,

means for pivoting "the same adjacent one end,1pairs of links pivotedto thesides thereof end adjustable therealong and a pressure vapplyingl;"cross-barsupported :by the endsof said links.

4E. pedal for operating Zdepressible' de- Vi vices comprising" a foot reeeiving plate,

of, a journal supported by the endscofthe 5. A. foot rest or t-readle for operating de- 6' A tootrest ortreadle f:roperating de, p ressiblerlevices comprising foot rece v ring plate pivoted ad acent "one 'endyia-ipreslit on the *plate'having provision, for; I

aireiiplyies l i and ean f r-me e doo .me'ans for pivoting the same-adjacent one *end, pairs o-flinks pivotedto the sides thereadjusting itboth longitudinally of theplate and toward and away-ifrom th same,

' 7. A foot rest or treadle. for operatingc-depressible devices; comprising sheet arnet al foot rest pivoted adjacent one end and enrbossedto provide agripvlforthe foot a 'preS- sure applying element .swin'gably: mounted on said foot rest adjacent'the pivoted end thereof and presenting. asmooth surface for contact with said device and a linkhetween said foot restand elementfor propping the latter in position rel t to-theform r- 5A 'i re t rg r e ei e rs-tine n 'e si e" devices fl mr i iee-k a lat rally loaf fiange'djflfoot rest having means for pivoting V.

it-adjaeent oneend, aseries of holes in sai ondiseries of holes ,in flanges to {07011- flang s a pr su e, mem er-s ing ep fe a fi 7 pin Connection to the restiby means of-isaid holes, a link pivoted to; said rest and a sec- In te im ere -t 'Ber i e y a name tothisspeei fication. I a r f 

